Specialised Equipment Hire

Hire

We
have an extensive range of specialised equipment for sound and image
capture available for hire. Our equipment normally comes with an operator but in some instances can be dry hired.

We DO NOT currently hire standard type broadcast cameras and accessories.

Details of the most popular equipment can be seen below, although
our range of available equipment extends further than what is listed.
Contact us for further details, hire rates and other available
equipment.

TIME-LAPSE

Digital
time-lapse kits based on Canon EOS systems. Including a camera body,
lenses, intervalometer & memory card. Laptop and portable
hard-drives are available on request. Timing posts complete with
weatherproof housings and other grip equipment is also available.

UNDERWATER HOUSINGS

Various
customised housings for static cameras both stills and video (Canon and
Nikon DSLR, EX1, A1, PD100). The 100 meter Umbilical offers firewire,
USB, BNC, multiple 4-9 pin connections, TTL, LANC, glass view ports,
heater for condensation and water alarm. 12v, 24v, 110v & 240v
available. Can be modified to most specifications and requirements, all
housings can be used in conjunction with various traps and sensors.

MOTION CONTROL HEAD

This
is a programmable motorised panning camera mount for time-lapse
photography. The kit includes a control unit which allows ramped or
continuous pans/tilts, an intervalometer to control a digital
time-lapse unit and 12v, 110v and 240v power supply.

MOTION CONTROL TRACK

INFRA-RED FILMING KIT

Kits
which enable long-lens filming in low-light and with infra-red
lighting. Each kit includes an Ikegami infra-red camera, DV recording
unit, viewfinder, the choice of an infra-red or visible filming light,
a lens adapter and lens support for either the J-series Canon video
lenses or PL-mount film lenses.

CAMERA TRAPS

We
have two trap systems. Each is housed in a peli-case, and includes two
sets of sensors (beam splitters or motion sensor), a timer-unit (to set
the time interval the unit will record for if a sensor is tripped), a
DV recording deck, two infra-red lights, an infra-red camera, choice of
lenses and a 12v battery supply.

LIGHTS & LIGHTING

We
have a variety or infra-red lights - with both visible and non-visible
filters - from small LED units to 500w halogen units. We can also
provide red or white visible spotting lights, batteries and chargers.

TIME-SLICE ROTATING CAMERA MOUNT

This
is a remote control motorised rotating arm. The arm has a variable
diameter - from 10cm to 3m. The rotation speed can be controlled from a
slow crawl - suitable for time-lapse photography - to two full
rotations per second - for high-speed time-slice shots. The rig can be
fitted with any camera system from mini-DV to full HD high speed video
cameras.